Dr. StrangeNook, or, How I learned to stop worrying and love the eBook reader
First, I believe that I need to put a few things into context, for those who are reading this. I consider myself a true bibliophile. I don’t remember a time when I couldn’t read, nor, to be honest, does most of my family. If you ask, they’ll tell you that I emerged from the womb clutching [...]
Michael Marks Interview
Michael Marks is an extraordinary man of many talents whose writing I first came across in the form of his straight-to-ebook SF novel, Dominant Species. I was very impressed with the book and wrote a suitably glowing review on my blog as well as on Amazon and have now talked the man into taking some time out of [...]
The eBook Wars: Pan Macmillan vs. Amazon
I was planning to discuss Apple’s iPad for this essay, but with the news that Amazon stopped carrying Pan Macmillan titles (for genre fans, that means the Tor imprint), let’s look at the bigger picture. The problem with living in the present is that we don’t have perspective. To use a World War II analogy, [...]
Will Ebooks Make Reviewing Easier?
Will ebooks make reviewing easier?
As I was finishing up another review for the site, I was struck with the following question: “Will reviewing become easier with ebooks?” That is really just part of the overall question of ebooks, though; I mean, I am one of those old school people who love the look of a grand library in the house filled to the brim with classic hardcovers. So let us just pretend that I could get the hardcover and the ebook–would that make reviewing easier for me?
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An open letter to those terrified of e-piracy, by Gary Gibson
There are many pro writers out there worried by piracy, who see the internet as the greatest illegal intellectual land-grab of all time. Here’s the deal: if you’re worried enough to want to stop it, you’re not only going to have to stop people’s internet connections, you’re also going to have to ban photocopiers, computer [...]
